Samsung stop sales of Note 7 and tell users to turn it off

The phone maker Samsung has withdrawn all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from sale globally after a spate of fires involving “safe” replacements.

The statement issued late on Monday evening , Samsung has realised a statement that consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after the initall recall should turn off the power and return the phone to the manufacturer for a refund or replacement.

South Korean authorities said they had found a new product defect in the Note 7 – Samsung’s most popular smartphone – and also asked consumers to power them down or to exchange them although the full reason for the recall has not been given by the company.

Product-recalls.org has reported previously on the issues with the original reports of fire with the Note 7 recall and with the official recall of the Samsung Note 7.

Samsung’s shares dropped 7.5% on Tuesday, the biggest daily percentage decline since 2008, wiping more than $18m off its value.

There have been widespread reports of overheating phones last week and deals a further blow to the world’s largest smartphone company. Phone resellers have already said they would stop distributing new Note 7 phones as replacements for the earlier recall because of the issues with the phone.

Analysts say the new problems pose a crisis for the South Korean tech giant, which is locked in fierce competition with Apple and other leading smartphone makers.

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